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GPT-4.1 Mini vs GPT-5 Mini

Head to head on 32 shared benchmarks, with price, context window, and release dates.

Benchmark scores

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Model
GPT-4.1 Mini

OpenAI

32.4%46.3%-0.040.0%40.0%1.4557.9%3.3%9.0%1144elo100.0%58.2%4.5%66.4%100.0%5.0%40.2%38.3%83.5%48.3%0.3578.1%65.5%40.4%23.9%71.9%7.6%37.6%1.0482.0%82.0%52.9%-0.1760.0%100.0%0.0%343.0%98.2%0.0%-28.2%-11.0762.3%89.9%--10083.620.790.0%0.0%1.111.11-1.01204.541.7%34.5%13.0%53.6%3.6%17.4%---80.0%80.0%83.4%48.6%-43.3%52.9%0.0%1.5%18.7%-50.0%-65.0%56.8%0.0%3.473.471.55100.0%63.3%0.0%0.0%67.5%6.7%62.4%43.8%26.7%--------45.4%80.0%-100.0%93.3%100.0%92.5%2.610.0%100.0%-77.9%-5-0.0%64.0%64.0%20.0%26.7%54.5%20.0%20.0%30.0%19.5%96.5%52.0%30.0%30.0%-60.0%0.0%46.8%93.0%40.6%-100.0%88.2%100.0%20.0%33.3%--100.0%73.3%100.0%1.1456.72010.0%-100.0%100.0%-0.0%100.0%--100.0%100.0%45.6%-93.3%100.0%--29.0%90.0%29.0%50.8%
GPT-5 Mini

OpenAI

0.0%46.7%-0.1520.0%40.0%1.760.2%100.0%100.0%1310elo0.0%88.3%27.2%68.7%90.0%5.1%47.2%45.6%80.0%54.5%1.5477.5%66.9%36.9%59.8%75.2%14.4%9.5%0.4986.0%86.0%31.9%--------0.0%-----1.130.0%-------25.0%--------18.1%2.8%66.7%----56.2-----60.0%-100.0%---------------69.1%68.2%55.2%65.3%75.5%82.2%68.3%0.0%--1.54-------43.0%-80.6%-80.0%--------------9.0%-----43.0%-----16.8%4.95-------39.7%--0.0%--0.0%86.1%---39.21--272.1114.2%---47.9%
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AttributeGPT-4.1 Mini

OpenAI

GPT-5 Mini

OpenAI

DescriptionGPT-4.1 Mini is an AI model from OpenAI.GPT-5 mini is an AI model from OpenAI.
FamilyGPTGPT
Params--
Open weightsclosedclosed
Licenseproprietaryproprietary
Released14 Apr 20257 Aug 2025
Context1,047,576400,000
Input $/1M$0.40$0.25
Output $/1M$1.60$2.00
Cache read $/1M$0.100$0.025
Cache write $/1M--
Speed0 tok/s0 tok/s
Latency0.00 s0.00 s
Modalitiesimage, text, filetext, image, file
Providers--
PublisherOpenAIOpenAI
Reported scores

FAQ

Is GPT-4.1 Mini or GPT-5 Mini better?
Across the 32 benchmarks both models report on Sophon, GPT-5 Mini leads on 21 of them. Which one is "better" depends on the benchmark - the table above shows every shared score.
How do GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5 Mini compare on GPQA Diamond?
GPT-4.1 Mini scores 66.4% and GPT-5 Mini scores 68.7% on GPQA Diamond.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4.1 Mini or GPT-5 Mini?
GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper at $1.60 per million output tokens against $2.00 for GPT-5 Mini - about 1.3x.
When were GPT-4.1 Mini and GPT-5 Mini released?
GPT-4.1 Mini was released 14 Apr 2025 by OpenAI. GPT-5 Mini was released 7 Aug 2025 by OpenAI.

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